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Zewang Renqing and Geluo Zhaxi are brothers who learned Qiang polyphonic singing while herding cattle with their parents in Western Sichuan Province, China.
Wu Man, a master of the Chinese lute (pipa) was joined by fellow musicians Yang Yi (zheng) and Haruka Fujii (percussion) for an evening concert at the Moonrise Pavilion during the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
I heard about Iddi Achieng’ and Chepchumba long before they came from Kenya to perform in the United States.
Overheard at the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: “I’m a digital woman, I told you!”
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an experience of the senses, an invitation to see, taste, and smell.
During the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Makadem, a genuine entertainer, amused audiences with his “Anglo-Ohangla” style
Throughout the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, events took place on and off the National Mall.
Roughly one million visitors attend the Folklife Festival each year, engaging with tradition bearers from the United States and around the world.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of interning for the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and have been given the opportunity to film and experience the amazing cultural exhibition that is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Several hundred Jamaican Americans of all ages gathered at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, on a beautiful bright Saturday afternoon in May to officially launch the Olive Lewin Heritage Foundation
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